Daniel DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities, a syndicated foreign affairs columnist at the Chicago Tribune and a foreign affairs writer for Newsweek.
Political turmoil is nothing new in Iraq. The American invasion and occupation turned the country from a brutal dictatorship led by the late Saddam Hussein into a quasi-democracy that spends more time fighting against itself than providing for its citizens. Iraqi politics is laced with sectarianism. When the US helped construct Iraq’s political system, dividing
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Instead of moderating its policy, Moscow is fighting fire with fire
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Peace talks are a figment of the imagination
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It’s a somber anniversary but the decision holds up
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Did the Taliban know the al-Qaeda chief was in Kabul?
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And we aren’t even remotely close to its end
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At a time of war, everything is fair game
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Outcomes will likely be unimpressive
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Time for a review of Biden’s Afghanistan policy
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Why should America keep pulling everyone else’s NATO weight?
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The global oil market isn’t exactly cooperating
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The Saudi trip will be the president’s most controversial yet
You may not have caught it amidst other international developments, but the United States bombed Somalia last Friday. No, that isn’t a misprint. On June 3, the Somali government announced that the US had conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants west of the southern port city of Kismayo, killing approximately five fighters. The Pentagon has
In late March, roughly a month into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an unnamed Nato official told NBC News that the conflict was turning into a meat grinder for both sides. ‘If we’re not in a stalemate, we are rapidly approaching one,’ the Nato official said at the time. ‘The reality is that neither side has
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Foreign policy leadership does not mean getting involved in every conflict
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Serious peace negotiations will have to wait
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Overthrowing a corrupt government is a lot easier than governing
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Sweden and Finland are ideal applicants, but expansion comes at a cost
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As Putin turns to the Donbas, the West despairs of diplomacy. But what comes next?
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There’s been a ceasefire in Yemen, though you can forgive the Yemenis for having doubts
